Registration number
2202
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Lifeboat
Location
Chatham Historic Dockyard
Vessel type
Lifeboat - Self Righter Class
Current use
Museum based
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Web address
http://www.chdt.org.uk/
Construction
Builder
Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company, Blackwall
Built in
1909
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Manpower
Primary engine type
None
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
8.49 feet
(2.59m)
Length: Overall
34.98 feet
(10.67m)
History
LIZZIE PORTER was based at Holy Island from 1909 to 1925 and then at North Sunderland from 1925 to 1936. She was launched 34 times in total and saved 77 lives. She was twice awarded the RNLI silver medal and was put on display at Chatham Historic Dockyard from April 1996.
Key dates
-
1909
Built at Thames Ironworks
-
1996
Transferred to Chatham Historic Dockyard
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